The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-10-14
THE HARTFORD FAIR,
"A FINITE DISPLAY.
The Attendance Small on Tues
day and Wednesday.
Large Crowd on Thursday.
Good Races and Good Order.
TUESDAY.

TUESDAY.
The fourteenth annual exhibilionofthe Har.
ford County Agricultural Society opened on
Tuesday, the nth instant, under unfavorable
circumstances, as to the weather, the sky be-
lug dark and threatening, with an occasional
slight shower, and the air cold and penetrat.
'ng. Towards sunset, however, the clouds
troke away iii the west and the sun went
Down unobstructed, giving promise of q
bright day on the morrow.
The exhibition is, in many respects, equal
IL II not superior to any held heretofore on
t'ese grounds. The display of horses and
'"ttle, especially, was highly creditable, and
many Of the other departments were equally
well hlled. The display OF the handiwork of
iiariord county housekeepers, in Exhibition
Hall, was, prehaps, not up to the average, but
What was wanting in quantity was made up
ia the quality of the tempting display of jel-
lies, preserves, cakes, &C., and there were also
many bright and beautiful articles of needle
work shown. The attendance was small, on
tuesday, ON account of the inclement wealth.
Ct, but the officers and others were thereby
enabled to get things in shape and the judges
were facilitated in examining the stock, &c.
Hartford may well take pride in the horses
Shown at the fair, among which were E. A.
peitrich'simported stallion Chief and Garrett
Amos's splendid Percheron Sultan. R.W.
holland, Jr., Cover STREET., and G. c. Rich
'udson exhibited saddle horses. In the Light
Pratt class CIV. Baker showed his fine stall
lion Green Mountain Boy, and ]. T. Bald.
win Ned Patchen, half brother to Allen H.,
which won the 237 race so easily on Tues
uay. DIR. L. j. Jackson and Jas. T. Walker
"eserye credit for their display of fine horses
from Romney Stock Farm, Hartford county.
= heir stock includes Steve Bailey, q remark
ably handsome standard horse, and some of
ans colts. as pretty as pictures. Fine horses
were also shown by VIM. Fl. Rawhouser, d,
Gleason, j. D. Worthingtop, DR.. J.F.
Nartenet Jos. II. Dawson, N. F. Amos and
q. A, Hays. Spans by ]. P. Mitchell, vii.
ion Greenway, G. G. Bowman, Wheeler &
Wilson, j. Wilson Richardson, DR.. Martenet
ind o. P. Mitchell. Fine three-year old colts
were exhibited by w. Greenway, Thos. E.
Morgan, E. A. Wilson, u. D. Hanway and
Il. Ruff STREET..
In the General Utility class, there were a
number of entries by John G. Norris, JIG
Rouse, Harry Ashton, Oliver Bay, Robert G.
Richardson, VIM. E. Hanway, G.. @. Butler,
VIM. L. Amoss, John Fl. Kahoe, Israel A.
scarf, VIM. Fl. Wilson, G. Burns and Archer
~ Howard. Heavy Draft horses were shown
W D. H. Stamford, G. T. Scarf and Garrett
Amoss.
The display of cattle was also worth O jour
ney to see. The long stride Hartford county
has made in stock-raising, in the last dozen
years, becomes apparent by comparing the
cattle exhibited at this fair with those shown
at the first fair of the society, in 1874 Herds
ct registered Jerseys were entered by ]. P.
ltltchell and Col. E. II. Webster Short Horn
herds by VIM. Webster and VIM. F. and Geo.
n Hays unregistered Jersw hsrds by Frank.
u. Macatee, Jos. E. Ashton uad A. NJ. Full
lord; registered Guernsey herd by D. G. w.
smith; registered Holstein herd by Nc
Cormick Bros. These herds contained some